9th Circuit Ruling Could Slow EPA Nanomaterial Conditional Registrations

Environmentalists and industry sources agree that an appellate court's striking down EPA's conditional registration of a pesticide containing nanosilver could slow future registrations, as it raises the bar for granting such approvals and could also prompt the agency to revisit prior policy choices for how it handles nano registrations. EPA could still seek en banc review by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit of the May 30 decision by a three-judge panel of the court,...